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Squirrel Pilots Sweep 2016 Red Bull ACES 11/24/2016

Congrats to Noah Bahnson, Will Kitto, and Andy Farrington, who shared this year’s Aces podium. The 2016 championships wrapped up with an all Squirrel podium, an All Squirrel top 8, and 15 out of the top 16 pilots flying Squirrel. The C-RACE... READ MORE

Congrats to Noah Bahnson, Will Kitto, and Andy Farrington, who shared this year’s Aces podium. The 2016 championships wrapped up with an all Squirrel podium, an All Squirrel top 8, and 15 out of the top 16 pilots flying Squirrel. The C-RACE was by far the dominant choice of the competition.

Here at Squirrel we have worked hard to provide our team pilots with the best tools for the job, whether it’s a competition or just a raging freestyle flight. The performance of our wingsuits speaks for itself, but we work equally hard on improving comfort and ease of use across our range.

We’d like to send out a heartfelt thanks to all of the pilots who continue to support us on this journey, it is our honor to be able to support them in turn. Here’s to many more years of hard work and dedication!

1st. Noah Bahnson, USA

2nd. Will Kitto, USA

3rd. Andy Farrington, USA

4th. Sebastian Alvarez, CHI

5th. Matt Gerdes, USA

6th. Chris Geiler, Australia

7th. Todd Davis, USA

8th. Mike Steen, USA

Chris is World Champion! Espen takes Bronze. 11/08/2016

The first ever FAI World Championships of Performance Flying have wrapped up in Florida, with Squirrel team pilot, Chris Geiler, taking home the gold. Espen Fadness took bronze, and both flew their CR+ to the podium. Chris led the competion from the first round to the last, and finished with a whopping ten point lead over s... READ MORE

The first ever FAI World Championships of Performance Flying have wrapped up in Florida, with Squirrel team pilot, Chris Geiler, taking home the gold. Espen Fadness took bronze, and both flew their CR+ to the podium. Chris led the competion from the first round to the last, and finished with a whopping ten point lead over second place. Five of the top ten pilots flew the Squirrel CR+ in the event.

Team USA deserves special mention for having every member in the top quarter of the field. Full results can be seen here.

Five World Records in Chicago 10/26/2016

Joe Ridler and Alexey Galda had an epic weekend, both flying their Squirrel CR+. The duo set five world records in one day. Joe set three world rec... READ MORE

Joe Ridler and Alexey Galda had an epic weekend, both flying their Squirrel CR+. The duo set five world records in one day. Joe set three world records, two of which were eclipsed by last load:

PPC world record in Speed (350.3 km/h, eclipsed)

PPC world record in Distance (5605m, eclipsed)

PPC world record in Speed (374.8 km/h)

Alexey set two world records, both of which stand now:

PPC world record in Distance (5996m)

Guinness world record: fastest (horizontal) speed achieved in a wingsuit (the exact value to be confirmed by an independent timing specialist, to be ratified)

When we talk about open records such as these, it’s unfair to do so without mentioning an obvious major factor, which is: conditions. Wingsuit record chasing in its current form is a game of training, equipment, budgets, and… conditions. Whether pilots are searching for open distance, PPC distance or time, or any form of speed, wind conditions are a large part of the results. In short: yes, of course these results were achieved in wind. But one should never underestimate the difficulty and risk that are inherent in executing a performance flight in such challenging conditions, and the training and planning that are necessary. In our opinion these results are highly commendable.

We would like to send a hearty congratulations to the intrepid duo, from all the team at Squirrel!

SQUIRREL PILOTS SWEEP WWL 10/17/2016

Huge congrats to Squirrel Team Pilots Vincent “Le Blond” Descols, Carson Klein, and Graham Dickinson, who swept the WWL Podium in China. Vince, smooth and fast, is always a safe bet for the top of the podium. Carson manages to get off the couch and fly faster than just about everyone, every time. And Graham is a phenom who ... READ MORE

Huge congrats to Squirrel Team Pilots Vincent “Le Blond” Descols, Carson Klein, and Graham Dickinson, who swept the WWL Podium in China. Vince, smooth and fast, is always a safe bet for the top of the podium. Carson manages to get off the couch and fly faster than just about everyone, every time. And Graham is a phenom who we will hopefully see much more from in the future. Rex Pemberton took 4th, also flying his C-RACE, which he received just before the race. We’d also like to thank all of the Squirrel pilots who made the trip over there - China is not all fun and games and we appreciate you making the effort. We're very thankful to be working with y'all!

Squirrel pilots have won every major wingsuit race of the past two years, including ACES 2014 & 2015, 2016 US Nationals, Wings Over Marl, Wings For Love 2016, the 2016 WOWS Events at Chicago and Kapowsin, and WWL 2015. So there you go.

Cheers, from all the Team.

Squirrel Pilots Win at Wings For Love 10/02/2016

The 2016 WFL World Cup event saw C-Race pilots dominate the speed task, and Squirrel Team Pilot Vincent Descols’ Team France take first place overall. Congrats to Team France and everyone who took part in what was reported to be a very positive event with a bright future. If you haven’t yet seen Noah Bahnson and Julian B... READ MORE

The 2016 WFL World Cup event saw C-Race pilots dominate the speed task, and Squirrel Team Pilot Vincent Descols’ Team France take first place overall. Congrats to Team France and everyone who took part in what was reported to be a very positive event with a bright future. If you haven’t yet seen Noah Bahnson and Julian Boulle’s Freak flight through the gorge, check it out here.

The Speed Task times were as follows:

1st: Noah Bahnson 29.24 / C-Race

2nd: Vincent Descols 29.52 / C-Race

3rd: Mael Baguet 30.18 / C-Race

4th: Espen Fadness 30.20

5th: Mathew Leroux 30.21 C-Race

6th: Graham Dickinson / 30.23 C-Race

Alexey and Chris Win US Nationals 08/26/2016

Huge congratulations to Alexey Galda and Chris Geiler who took Gold and Silver respectively at the 2016 US National Championships of Wingsuit Flying (Performance). Alexey and Chris flew their Squirrel CR+ suits to victory. Third place went to Travis Mickle, who was not flying Squirrel for so... READ MORE

Huge congratulations to Alexey Galda and Chris Geiler who took Gold and Silver respectively at the 2016 US National Championships of Wingsuit Flying (Performance). Alexey and Chris flew their Squirrel CR+ suits to victory. Third place went to Travis Mickle, who was not flying Squirrel for some reason.

1st: Alexey Galda (Squirrel CR+)

2nd: Chris Geiler (Squirrel CR+)

4th: Kristian Szcepitko (Squirrel CR+)

5th: Joe Ridler (Squirrel CR+)

6th: Max Lesziak (Squirrel CR+)

7th: (in a tie with A. Zerbonia) Jason Bresson (Squirrel CR+)

All of the above Squirrel pilots (except for Max, who is a Canadian person eh) will be included in the US Parachute Team competing at the World Championships in November. We wish them luck!

Congrats to Ulf Menkdal and Dawid Winczewski who took Gold and Silver respectively at the Wings Over Marl PPC event, both flying the CR+. Ulf won the speed round handily, with CR+ pilots placing high in speed and distance across the rankings. Of special mention was Tanya Barkhuus, who took 5th overall flying her C-Race, coming off of... READ MORE

Congrats to Ulf Menkdal and Dawid Winczewski who took Gold and Silver respectively at the Wings Over Marl PPC event, both flying the CR+. Ulf won the speed round handily, with CR+ pilots placing high in speed and distance across the rankings. Of special mention was Tanya Barkhuus, who took 5th overall flying her C-Race, coming off of her recent Danish Nationals win and her overall time world record.

This year a new format of wingsuit competition has launched. The Wide Open Wingsuit Series (WOWS) is a 4-cross event with pilots racing head to head. Each competition has two events: Speed and Distance. This year two regional qualifiers have already been held, the most recent being at Chicagoland Skydiving Center. The CSC event wrapp... READ MORE

This year a new format of wingsuit competition has launched. The Wide Open Wingsuit Series (WOWS) is a 4-cross event with pilots racing head to head. Each competition has two events: Speed and Distance. This year two regional qualifiers have already been held, the most recent being at Chicagoland Skydiving Center. The CSC event wrapped up with Keith Forsyth in first place for Speed (flying his C-Race), and Alexey Galda taking first in the Distance event (flying his CR+). There was a $2,200 prize purse, plus trophies and swag.

The WOWS mission is to increase skill, experience, and camaraderie in the wingsuit world. This is an event created by pilots, for pilots. The organization is not-for-profit and the event exists only for people who want to fly their wingsuits better, together with friends. It is an open event, which anyone may register for.
To learn how the race works, watch this video.

The next regional qualifier is now full, and there are limited slots available for the championship event at Perris, CA, in November. More events will be announced soon for winter 2017. To register, visit www.wingsuitrace.org.